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Mar 7, 2005, 12:03 AM

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Ethel Stockton's Back! See Her at the Library!

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Ethel Stockton is coming back to town! She will do a book signing at the Mazatlan Reading Library on Tuesday, March 15, from 2 to 4 PM, and we are so excited! Come down to say hello to Ethel, even if you don’t want to buy (or don’t have) one of her books. In case you haven’t met her, Ethel is an amazing, fun and fascinating woman. She published her last book at the age of 89! She sets a wonderful example for us graying gringos.

The Library is located at 115 Sixto Osuna, about one half block east of Paseo Olas Altas, and across the street from the Art Museum. Parking is usually available on Olas Altas. If you take the bus from the Golden Zone, you can either walk west from Edgar’s Bar (not sure of the street name, it’s one block from Constitucion) or hire a cab or pulmonia from the Mercado for $20 pesos. If you need more info, email me at dhulen@hotmail.com or call 982-2384. See you, Dee

Here is Ethel’s bio:

Ethel Stockton is 89 years old. She has 2 sons, 6 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. Born in 1915, she has lived most of her life in the Pacific Northwest, where she spent 50 years as an Interior Designer. She believes everyone should live their lives with gusto; that age doesn't matter. It is only what you make of it. In 1967 she wrote her first book, titled Stretch Your Dollars. Meant for elderly women who had no idea how to handle money. In 1999 she published a diet/cookbook titled A COOKBOOK FOR LOSERS Using the Atkin's diet as a base but with a twist. In 2003 OLD IS A 4-LETTER WORD was published; a story of an elderly woman, living in Mazatlan, Mexico, who insists on living life her way, hating the word OLD, and making believe it doesn't pertain to her. Ethel's newest book titled OLDER IS BETTER, a sequel to OLD IS A 4-LETTER WORD, begins in a nursing home, in the Northwest, where the protagonist is recuperating from a stroke. She is fighting a daughter who wishes to control her, and hides her from her friends. Her independent spirit keeps her working to overcome her disability and get back to her home in Mazatlan, Mexico.

(This post was edited by Marlene on Mar 7, 2005, 9:28 AM)